Wisconsin’s emergency preparedness plans will be reviewed and updated so that they could be effective in case of a large-scale disaster such as Hurricane Katrina, Gov. Jim Doyle pledged Thursday.
Doyle told Adj. Gen. Al Wilkening, who heads the National Guard and advises the governor on homeland security, to thoroughly review the state’s plans and report back in three weeks.
“Some of the specific areas I’d like this report to address are: whether we have adequate evacuation plans in place for major cities, how we would evacuate nursing homes, hospitals, schools and our most vulnerable citizens,” Doyle said during a State Capitol press conference.